Development of curriculum on food education by using opportunity of school lunch

从2003年到2005年，我们组织了一个由小学、初中、高中组成的研究小组，每年都召开食育课程开发会议，研究结果分为三种类型：第一种类型是小学食育课程，第二种类型是初中食育课程，第三种类型是初中食育课程，第四种类型是初中食育课程。(1)土壤与土壤关系的课程。这教一年级和二年级的学生了解土壤的功能。(2)在学校稻田种植水稻的课程。这是教五<th>年级的学生如何从水稻种子中种植水稻。让学生了解水稻生长过程，不使用化肥和农药。（3）水稻种植和稻草利用课程。特别是稻草利用计划，是研究如何利用稻草制作纳豆，以及研究如何利用稻草造纸。第二类是在中学阶段（1）开设社会学、地理学课程，学习日本的粮食自给和全球粮食问题。本课程是学习教科书和种植大豆的经验，用大豆制作豆腐。(2)学校午餐课程。第三种是高中和大学的（1）高中宿舍的学校午餐课程。(3)大学生专题讲座课程。这使他们了解到食物和人类生活方式之间的关系。通过开发这些课程，我们清楚地认识到，利用学校午餐进行食物教育是了解食物对生活如此重要的最简单的机会。

From 2003 to 2005, our project organized study group of which members are Primary school, middle school, high school.In every year, the meeting of developing curriculum on food education, have been held.The result of this project were concluded three types as bellows.First type was on primary school.(1) Curriculum on the relationship between soil and earthworm. This teach first and second year grade students to understand the function of soil.(2) Curriculum on growing rice in the school paddy fields. This teach 5^<th> years grade students how to grow the rice from seed rice. Students can understand the process of rice growing by not using chemical fertilizer and pesticide(3) Curriculum on growing rice and using rice straw. Especially, using rice straw program is to study how to make natto using rice straw and to study how to make paper from rice straw. Students study the traditional knowledgeSecond type was on middle school(1) Curriculum on social study, Geography to study Japanese food self-sufficiency and Global food issues. this curriculum is to study text book and experience of growing soy beans, making tofu from soy beans.(2) Curriculum on school lunch. Students study how to cook the menu of school lunch.Third type was on high school and University(1) Curriculum on school lunch in high-school dormitory.(3) Curriculum on special lecture for university students. This teach them the relationship between food and human life style. Through developing these curriculum, we clear that food education by using school lunch is easiest opportunity to understand what food is so important for life.